Method for forming through a guard an implantation space in the human spine
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1. A method for preparing an implantation space in a vertebra of the human spine, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning one end of a hollow guard in contact with at least one vertebra, the one end of the guard having a height;
placing an instrument into the hollow guard, the instrument having a longitudinal axis;
moving the instrument along the longitudinal axis of the instrument to form an opening into the vertebra; and
inserting, through the hollow guard and into the opening, an implantation material suitable for human implantation of sufficient strength to support the bone of the vertebra, the implantation material rigidly stabilizing the implantation space occupied by the implantation material, the method being performed without altering the height of the one end of the guard between the forming step and the inserting step.
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Abstract
An artificial spinal implant is disclosed which when placed between two adjacent vertebrae directly participates and is incorporated in the ensuing fusion. Instrumentation and procedure is also disclosed.
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1. A method for preparing an implantation space in a vertebra of the human spine, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning one end of a hollow guard in contact with at least one vertebra, the one end of the guard having a height; placing an instrument into the hollow guard, the instrument having a longitudinal axis; moving the instrument along the longitudinal axis of the instrument to form an opening into the vertebra; and inserting, through the hollow guard and into the opening, an implantation material suitable for human implantation of sufficient strength to support the bone of the vertebra, the implantation material rigidly stabilizing the implantation space occupied by the implantation material, the method being performed without altering the height of the one end of the guard between the forming step and the inserting step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for preparing a vertebra of the human spine, comprising the steps of:
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positioning one end of a guard having a passage onto the vertebra with the passage of the guard overlapping a portion of the vertebra, the one end of the guard having a height; forming, through the passage of the guard, an opening at least in part into the portion of the vertebra overlapped by the passage of the guard; and inserting a biomaterial through the passage of the guard and into the opening formed in the vertebra, the method being performed without altering the height of the one end of the guard between the forming step and the inserting step. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A method for internal stabilization of at least a portion of the human spine, the method comprising the steps of:
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engaging one end of a hollow tubular member with at least one vertebra of the spine, the one end of the tubular member having a height; providing a first instrument that extends through the tubular member and beyond the one end of the tubular member; forming an opening into the vertebra with the first instrument; removing the first instrument from the tubular member; inserting a second instrument through the tubular member and into the opening; enlarging the opening with the second instrument; and inserting, through the hollow tubular member and into the enlarged opening, a material suitable for human implantation of sufficient strength to support the bone of the vertebra, the material rigidly stabilizing at least a portion of the human spine, the method being performed without removing the hollow tubular member from the vertebra between the engaging step and the inserting material step. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
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106. A method for internal stabilization of at least a portion of the human spine, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning one end of a hollow tubular member in contact with at least one vertebra of the spine, the one end of the tubular member having a height; providing a first instrument that extends through the tubular member and beyond the one end of the tubular member; forming an opening into the vertebra with the first instrument; removing the first instrument from the tubular member; inserting a second instrument through the tubular member and into the opening; enlarging the opening with the second instrument; removing the second instrument from the tubular member; and inserting a material suitable for human implantation into the enlarged opening through the tubular member, the method being performed without removing the hollow tubular member from the vertebra between the positioning step and the inserting material step. - View Dependent Claims (107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143)
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